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    hunt·er-gath·er·er
    /ˌhən(t)ərˈɡaT͟Hərər/

    noun

    • 1. a member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild food.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hunter-gathererHunter-gatherer - Wikipedia

    A hunter-gatherer or forager is a human living in a community, or according to an ancestrally derived lifestyle, in which most or all food is obtained by foraging, [1] [2] that is, by gathering food from local naturally occurring sources, especially wild edible plants but also insects, fungi, honey, bird eggs, or anything safe to eat, and/or by ...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hunter-gathererHunter-gatherer Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jul 7, 2024 · The meaning of HUNTER-GATHERER is a member of a culture in which food is obtained by hunting, fishing, and foraging rather than by agriculture or animal husbandry. How to use hunter-gatherer in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHUNTER-GATHERER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HUNTER-GATHERER definition: 1. a member of a society that lives by hunting and collecting wild food, rather than by farming 2…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHUNTER-GATHERER definition and meaning | Collins English...

    Hunter-gatherers were people who lived by hunting and collecting food rather than by farming. There are still groups of hunter-gatherers living in some parts of the world.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › hunter-gathererHUNTER-GATHERER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Hunter-gatherer definition: a member of a group of people who subsist by hunting, fishing, or foraging in the wild.. See examples of HUNTER-GATHERER used in a sentence.

  7. www.overstoryalliance.org › library › hunter-gatherers-agricultureHunter-Gatherers & the Dawn of Agriculture - Overstory Alliance

    Hunter-gatherer societies are as their name suggests: cultures in which sustenance is obtained through hunting, gathering, fishing, and scavenging. As we dive into this discussion, it is important to realize the variety of hunter-gatherer societies through time and space.

  8. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hunter-gathererHunter-gatherer - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    A hunter-gatherer society is one who lives from edible plants and animals from the wild, by foraging and hunting. As with other economic distinctions the line between hunter-gatherers and other people is often not clear-cut.

  9. www.researchgate.net › publication › 27247969_The_meaning_of_'hunter-gatherersThe meaning of 'hunter-gatherers' and modes of subsistence: a ...

    ... The concept of hunter-gatherers and foragers as a type of society seen from the point of view of natural resources exploitation, high mobility, and at a small scale in Western thought can...

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › hunter-gatherer_adjhunter-gatherer, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word hunter-gatherer. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › hunter-gathererHunter-gatherer Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Hunter-gatherer definition: A member of a people subsisting in the wild on food obtained by hunting and foraging.